Test of Middle East, rulers, black death 3.12.25 Social studies

Feudalism

social system, people work/fight for their lords in exchange of land and protection

Fief

income given to a person from their lords for his actions

Pope

Head of the Roman Catholic Church

Self-Sufficient

No need of outside help, independent

Five pillars

Basic Norms of Islamic Practice

1. faith

2. praying

3. alms-giving

4. fasting

5. pilgrimage

middle east

Between the Arabia and India and east of the Mediterranean Sea

Umayyyad Caliphate

Second caliphate (leader) after the death of the Islamic Prophet muhammad

Seljuk Empire

Medieval Turkish Empire that took of Asia Minor and brought their culture and Islam to Anatolia

Jerusalem

Capital for Israel and Judah, religious center

Black death

Bubonic plague that killed people rapidly

Mansa Musa

Ruler of the Mali Empire and was very wealthy

Manorialism

Medieval European economic, social system led by the manors and owned by their lord

Vassal

a person under protection by their lord and gives honor/respect

Clergy

Group of religious people doing religious service

Bible

Christian Scripture

Muhammad

Islamic prophet, basis of Quarn and religion

Arabian Peninsula

A piece of southwestern Asia and home to Arabs

Abbasid Caliphate

The third Islamic Caliphate of the Muslim Empire

Pope Urban 2

Launching the first Crusades

Crusades

Religious war between the Christian and Muslims for the Holy land

Caliph

Religious leader in a Muslim Country

Gold-salt Trade

trade routes that connected the Mediterranean world with West Africa